A MASSIVE recovery operation involving a crane swung into operation this morning (Wednesday November 17) after an articulated lorry belonging to George Jenkins Transport shed its load on the Parkhurst Road in Newport just after 8.45am causing traffic chaos.
Officers from the Island Road policing unit based at Shanklin supervised the recovery operation leaving the road closed for over two hours.
Specialists from Island Crane hire were called in to recover the 20,000 pounds of RSJs that were destined for the new roof of the Vestas Building in Stag Lane.
A spokesman for Hampshire and IW police confirmed that the driver of the lorry had been dealt with by means of a fixed penalty notice for having an insecure load.
The RSJs left 3ft scars in the tarmac on the pavement and carriage after it is believed a wooden block collapsed and the load moved.
Island haulier George Jenkins, who was behind the wheel when the load was shed, laid blame on the packing company.
He said “The chaos was caused by the factory who packed the RSJs.”
George explained that the drivers aren’t allowed into the building when the load is being loaded.
Traffic built up on some roads in Newport with reported jams of stationary traffic back to Stapler’s roundabout as drivers sought alternative routes into Cowes via the chain ferry.
